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Whitewater rafters portaged a boat for 16 miles beside the Kern River, protesting the removal of water for a hydropower plant ...
BRADENTON, Fla. — The utilities director and deputy administrators for Manatee County will be leading a tour Wednesday of the Lake Manatee Dam in hopes of answering questions about dam ...
Gov. Ron DeSantis vetoed $6.25 million that the Legislature budgeted for restoring the Ocklawaha River and dismantling the ...
Ethiopia’s prime minister says the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam on the Nile has been completed. Egypt has long opposed the dam, calling it an existential threat to its water supply.
The veto halts plans to open the dam to restore the Oklawaha River and push freshwater into the St. Johns River.
The Lightning Warriors hosted the fifth annual Hockey Heals 22 event this weekend to raise awareness about veteran suicide.
Emergency repairs to the Lake Manatee Dam are underway in hopes of fixing it before the 2025 hurricane season ramps up.
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Emergency repairs to Lake Manatee Dam
Manatee County officials approved $3M in emergency repairs to the Lake Manatee Dam to ensure that the 60-year-old structure can hold up for years to come. FOX 13’s Kimberly Kuizon reports.
MANATEE COUNTY, Fla. — Emergency repairs have begun at the Lake Manatee Dam after inspections last month revealed surface cracks and signs of deterioration. Manatee County Commissioners recently ...
Completed in 1967, the dam holds and controls water levels within the 6-billion gallon, 1,180-acre Lake Manatee Reservoir, which supplies about two-thirds of Manatee County’s drinking water.
Completed in 1967, the dam holds and controls water levels within the 6-billion gallon, 1,180-acre Lake Manatee Reservoir, which supplies about two-thirds of Manatee County’s drinking water.
Hurricane Debby flooding prompts Lake Manatee Dam investigation Manatee County was already saturated from a wetter-than-normal July when Hurricane Debby arrived in early August and dumped record ...